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Gird On the Sword and Armor

Gird on the sword and armor

Author: C. H. Mann
Tune: [Gird on the sword and armor]
Published in 5 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1. Gird on the sword and armor,
Go raise the banner high,
The Captain of salvation
To thee is ever nigh.

Refrain
Then wave the glorious banner,
Press forward in His name;
And soon thy guide and captain
Will victory proclaim.

2. Gird on the sword and armor,
Let faith be thy strong shield;
His promise shall sustain thee
On every battlefield. [Refrain]

3. Gird on the sword and armor,
Press on the foe to fight;
No enemy can harm thee,
For God sustains the right. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #1778

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Author: C. H. Mann

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Text Information

First Line: Gird on the sword and armor
Title: Gird On the Sword and Armor
Author: C. H. Mann
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Then wave the glorious banner
Copyright: Public Domain
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #1778
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The Cyber Hymnal #1778

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